Access Restriction Bypass Affecting samba package, versions <0:4.4.4-13.35.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.52% (77th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-SAMBA-1706033
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed11 May 2017

Introduced: 11 May 2017

CVE-2016-2126  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 samba to version 0:4.4.4-13.35.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2017-834.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream samba package and not the samba package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

Samba version 4.0.0 up to 4.5.2 is vulnerable to privilege elevation due to incorrect handling of the PAC (Privilege Attribute Certificate) checksum. A remote, authenticated, attacker can cause the winbindd process to crash using a legitimate Kerberos ticket. A local service with access to the winbindd privileged pipe can cause winbindd to cache elevated access permissions.

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